Neck-yoke attachment.



PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

L. CAREY. NECK YOKE ATTACHMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED 8112126, 1907.

-' Allan/12y LEVI CAREY, OF NASHUA, IOWA.

NE CK-YOKE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1908.

Application filed September 25, 1907. Serial N 0. 394,514.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI CAREY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Nashua, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in N eck-Yoke Attachments; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful provements in neck yokeattachments for es-of vehicles and the object of the inven tion is toproduce a device of this nature so arranged that the neck yoke mayadjust itself in any position without friction and affording means whichmay be attached in place by means of clasps and staples with clampingmeans, thus avoiding the necessity of notching the center for the usualmetal or leather collar.

The invention comprises further a device of this nature so arranged thatthe neck yoke will not pound, as means is afforded for taking up thevibration and also in the provision of means for holding the neck yokeupon the pole in the event of the tugs unfastening.

The invention consists in other details of construction and combinationsand arran ments of parts which will-be hereinafter fu ly described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspective view of the invention as applied to a pole tip. Fig. 2is a sectional view through the same applied to a pole, and Figs. 3, 4and 5 are detall views of arts of-the invention disassembled.

eference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a tip adapted to be fastened to a pole, preferably by meansof a bolt B passing through an aperture B formed in said tip. Said tipis provided with a hooked end 0 adapted to engage and hold the neck yokeupon pole when in use and preventing the latter from comin off in theevent of the traces or tugs unhoo ring.

D designates the neck yoke having apertures formed therein for thereception of the rod E having threaded ends E and which rod is bent uponitself to form two loops E to which the rings F are connected.Projecting from said rod is an angled member G, and N designates acoiled spring, one end of which is fastened to an eye upon the pole tipwhile its other end is fastened to an eye bolt H upon the whiflie tree.

O designates a yoke of clevis shape having apertures in its ends throughwhich a bolt B passes, said bolt passing through an aperture B formed inthe pole tip. Said yoke has notches Q formed in its inner edge toreceive the rings F in the mannershown clearly in the drawings and acentral notch Q is adapted to receive the rib S formed upon the upperedge of said tip. The function of the angled plate G is to engage theyoke or staple O in the event of a team which is hitched to the yokegoing down hill or backing a vehicle to which the pole is connected,thereby preventing the neck yoke from coming in contact with the tongue.v

By the provision of the apparatus as shown and described, it will benoted that the neck yoke may adjust itself in any position Withoutfriction and so arranged that it may be easily attached with clasps andstaples through the neck yoke and clamped in the manner shown withoutweakening the parts by the notching of the center for the leather collarwhich is commonly done.

What I claim is 1. A neck yoke attachment for poles comprising a hollowtip and means for holding the same upon a pole, a clevis pivoted to saidtip and having a notch formed in the inner marginal edge of the curvedportion thereof, designed to fit over a rib upon said tip, linksengaging grooves formed in the marginal edge of the clevis, a neck yoke,a spring connecting the same with the end of the tip, a hook having ahorizontally disposed shank portion projecting from the neck yoke, saidhook adapted to engage the clevis when the neck yoke is drawn rearwardto its limit, the shank portion of the hook being held in a horizontalposition, as set forth.

2. A neck yoke attachment for poles comprising a hollow tip and meansfor holding the same upon a pole, a clevis pivoted to said tip andhaving a notch formed in the inner marginal edge of the curved portionthereof, designed to fit over a rib upon said tip, links engaginggrooves formed in the marginal edge of the clevis, a neck yoke, a springconnecting the same with the end of the tip,

a rod having ends passing through the neck yoke bent to form loopsengaged by hooks, and means upon said rod for engagement with the oleviswhen the neck yoke is at its farthest rearward limit, as set forth.

3. A neck yoke attachment for poles com prising a hollow tip and meansfor holding the same upon a pole, a clevis pivoted to said tip andhaving a notch formed in the inner marginal edge of the curved portionthereof, designed to fit over'a rib upon said tip, links engaginggrooves formed in the marginal edge of the clevis, a neck yoke, a springconnecting the same with the end of the tip, a

rod having ends passing through the neck yoke bent to form loops engagedby hooks, an integral hook having a horizontally disposed shank portionwhich-is positioned parallel with the tip and designed to engage theclevis when the neck yoke is at its rearward limit, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

LEVI CAREY. Witnesses:

M. L. WVOODBRIDGE, M. BENNOR.

